Construct validity and reproducibility of the six-minute step test in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
Matheus Gustavo Silva MagalhãesJuliana Baptista TeixeiraAna Maria Bezerra SantosDanielle Cristina Silva ClimacoThayse Neves Santos SilvaAnna Myrna Jaguaribe de LimaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2020)
The 6MST is valid and reproducible, producing greater cardiovascular stress than does the 6MWT. However, the 6MST is also characterized as a submaximal test for the assessment of exercise tolerance in individuals with OSA treated with CPAP.